TripAdvisor Reviews Ludwig Strolz St. Anton am Arlberg

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... bus coming back from where our bus was going(!) or call at 8 tomorrow morning. So we ordered a beer and sat in wait. 1741 came and the same round and cheery bus driver who took us into St Anton at 1139, and brought us back at 1555, pulled into the bus stop, dangling our camera through the window in his hand!! We enthusiastically thanked him and set back off down the hill! Never would've happened in the UK... What a relief! We'd already planned our solution ...

We were woken at half 4 by rain and thunder so we brought Prego in. We dropped back off to sleep before being awoken again at 6ish by another storm. It's hard to believe it didn't actually soak the van, considering the noise! A lazy morning, after interrupted sleep, in cloud-enveloped mountainss, so a quick shower and cuppas before attempt number 2 at ...

... and shops! We stopped at the first restaurant, Maxamillian's and had a lush lunch before a wander. The shops (mainly skiing/hiking/biking gear) were mega pricey, clearly catering to the posh skiers in ski season and the snobby cyclists in summer who heard about this place from the posh skiers!! A lovely wander, quick stop at a chemist to get a different antihistamine to try to zap the prickly heat, then scouting out tomorrow's lunch ...

... by cyclists and motorcyclists. Some of the Motorcyclist decked out in full leathers, knee and elbow sliders. They looked like they belonged on the race track. After the Hahntennjoch Pass we continued West to Warth then South to our destination at Lech, a mountain village and exclusive ski resort. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lech_(V orarlberg) The evening meal was in the Cable Car Resturant where we had a traditional Austrian cheese ...

... been slightly twitched at driving with sheer drops beside them on the right (whilst driving on the right of the road but on the right of the vehicle too) but for someone who's not great with heights, it was some bloody achievement. The diversion came at a time when Jon felt the van was losing power (we've since rationalised it was due to driving up a really steep mountain!) and we could hear odd noises from time to time. Add that together with no working ...